1.1 Properties of Real Numbers

Question 1

Absolute Value of a Real Number

Answer 1

it’s distance from zero on the number line

Question 2

Reciprocal

Answer 2

any nonzero number a is 1/a, the product is 1

Question 3

Additive Inverse

Answer 3

of any number a is -a, the sum is 0

Question 4

Opposite

Answer 4

any nonzero number a is 1/a, the product is 1

Question 5

Multiplicative Inverse

Answer 5

of any number a is -a, the sum is 0